July 17, 2022
San Francisco International Airport has a “wag brigade”—a pack of therapy dogs available to calm nervous fliers. Joining the comfort canines is LiLou, a therapy pig.
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Guide dog, dog that is professionally trained to guide, protect, or aid its master. Systematic training of guide dogs originated in Germany during World War I to aid blinded veterans. Seeing Eye dog, a moniker often used synonymously with guide dog, refers to a guide dog trained by The Seeing Eye,
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